Abdominal support.



CHARLES MUNTER, or NEW'YORK, 1\T. Y.

ABDOMINAL SUPPORT.v

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To all'whom it may concern Be it known that 1, CHARLES MUNTER, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, county and State of New York, have invent-ed a certain new and useful Abdominal: Support, of which the following is a specificationa r This invention is an abdominal support, and the object of the invention is to provide suclr a garment with the adjusting openings sodisposed that the garment will most read-- ily and scientifically conform tothe contour of the wearer. A further object of the invention is to render the adjusting of such openings responsive to the operations ofa single belt, wherebythe garment may be put on or taken off with the greatest ease, and adjustment may be had in a simple and expeditious manner.

Features of theinvention, other than. those specified, will be apparent from the herein.- after detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

In the accompanying drawings I have illustrated one practical embodiment of the invention, but the construction thereinv shown is to be understood as illustrative, only, and not as defining the limits of the invention.

Figure 1 is a. three-quarter front view of an abdominal support embodying the present invention, and

Fig. 2 is a view of the same garment laid out flat.

In the drawings, A designates the garment, which may be made in one piece or of a plurality of pieces properly assembled so that, when the garment is wrapped about the wearer, it will assume the correct body lines. The garment has, preferably, incorporated therein stays a at the front-and back, and has at its meeting edges cooperating ball and socket snap fasteners B and B, whereby the garment is maintained in a position to encircle the body.

At either side of the garment, and preferably in the forward hip portions thereof, are openings C which extend upwardly from the lower edge of the garment to points below the upper edge thereof, and adjacent openings C are additional openings D which extend downwardly from the upper edge of the garment to points above the lower edge thereof. Openings 0 and D are for the purpose of better molding the garment to the Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July9,'f1918.

Application filed. December 5, 1917. SeriaINo. 205,626.

figure and are adapted to be adjusted by suitable lacing tobring about this result with the highest degree of efficiency. -Various forms of lacing may be employed, but

the form shown in the drawings hasbeen found topossess many advantages.

In: the form of lacing shown, two complementary belt portions E and E are provided, and with. these belt portions cooperate lacings which: are controlled by the tension under which the belt is placed to simultaneously adjust both theopenings C and D. As the lacings at both sides of the garment, cooperating with the belt sections E and E, are identical with one another, a description of one will suffice for both. To'the rear end ofbelt section E are secured a number'of laces F, certain of which laces extend to the far edge of opening G, pass through eyelets c, and are secured at their ends to the near edge of opening C, as at c. The remaining laces F extend from the. end of belt section E to thedistant side of: opening- D, pass through eyelets. d at said edge,v and are permanently secured, as at d, to the near edge of said opening D. All of laces-F are so proportioned that, when tension is placed on belt section E, the laces will all be placed under the same tension and will serve to adjust the openings 0 and D with forces equalized throughout.

If laces F are associated with both belt sections E and E in the manner described, it will appear that, after the garment has been wrapped about the figure and secured together at the front by the snap fasteners B and B, it is only necessary to buckle the belt sections E and E together about the front of the body and pull them tight in order to simultaneously place all of the laces under tension and, in like manner, automatically adjust all of the openings C and D. By the disposition of elements described, the tension of the belt is transmitted equally to all point-s of the garment through equal tension on all'the laces, so that maximum efficiency in molding the garment to the figure results.

The foregoing construction operates admirably, in practice, in the carrying out of its functions as an abdominal support, and the type of lacing described is highly efficient. It will be understood, however, that other forms of lacing may be employed, such, for example, as those shown in my companion Lacing applications filed herewith. The best results are obtained when belt-operated lacing is employed, but some of the advantages of the top and bot tom openings C and D may be gained even though other lacing is used. It will, therefore, be understood that the invention, while preferably constructed as described is not limited in the particulars specified, but is to be considered to be as broadly novel as is commensurate with the appended claims. 7 Having thus fully described the invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. An abdominal support embodying a body portion adapted to be wrapped about the figure, said body portion being provided with openings extending upwardly from its lower edge to points below its upper edge, and with openings extending downwardly from the upper edge to points above the lower edge, lacings cooperating with said openings, and operating belt sections associated with said lacings, whereby,

the placing of the belt sections under tension, automatically and simultaneously adjusts all of said openings to mold the garment to the figure.

'2. An abdominal support embodying a body portion adapted to be wrapped about the figure, said body portion being provided with openings'extending upwardly from its lower edge to points below its upper edge,

and with openings extending downwardly Copies of this patent may be obtained for from the upper edge to points above the 7 lower edge, belt sections, and lacings secured to the belt sections and laced across said openings, whereby, when the belt sec tions are secured together about the figure and placed under tension, the lacings are drawn tight for the purpose of adjusting the openings to mold the garment to the figure.

3. An abdominal support embodying av body portion adapted to be wrapped about the figure, said body portion being provided with openings extending upwardly from its secured at its other end to at least one edge I of the same opening, whereby, when the belt sections are placed under tension, all of the lacings are automatically and simulta-.

neously drawn tight to adjust the openings and shape the garment to the figure.

In testimony whereof I have. signed my name to this specification.

CHARLES MUNTER.

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